共焦点画像は、イメージングのためのアイオワカーバーセンターの大学で得られた。資金は、BFにNIDCD（5R01DC00559007）によって提供されていたこのプロジェクトのためのマウスを飼育するためのBF追加サポートするSBIR助成金（MH079805）によって提供されていました

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マウスの組織は、アイオワ州動物実験の大学が定めるガイドラインと規則に従って収集され、委員会（ACURF 0804066）を使用していた。

このビデオでは、我々は与えられた動物（図3）内のデータを相関させることにより、データの収集と結束力を最大限にするために4つの技法を組み合わせる方法を示しています。このアプローチは、このように共局在し、変異の相関効果に関する情報を改善しながら、パブリッシュデータを取得するために必要な時間を繁殖量を減らすこととなります。マウス胎児はこのビデオ、成体マウスだけでなく、ニワトリ、アフリカツメガエル、ゼブラフィッシュのような他の動物に利用されたが、同様にこれらの技法を用いて分析することができます。他の種を使用する場合はプロテイナーゼK消化を変更する必要があります。ここでは、特に関心の三神経集団にまでラベルを付けるために、異なる蛍光NeuroVueの染料を使用してください。これらの染料の利点は、単に免疫組織化学に依存する場合に問題となる可能性がある、それらが変異マウスで使用できることであるまたは解析の対象となる変異の影響を受け、そして彼らが逆行し、順行性に5ニューロンをラベルにすることができない場合がありますこと。最近の研究はまた、6 2に同時に標識することができるニューロン集団の数を増加している。後、興味の同じ組織を追跡する親油性染料は、遺伝子転写の解析のために、in situハイブリダイゼーションに使用して分析することができますし、その後タンパク質の分布の免疫組織化学を用いて分析することができます。後者の分析は、表現型の特性6に追加できる詳細な組織学で補完することができます。この多因子解析では、そうでない場合は、より広範なプロトコルとマウスの繁殖の必要性にありえないか、少なくとも可能性がある、同じ動物内で相関分析を通じて新たな洞察を得る可能性を秘めています。

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<td>in situ Hybridization:</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>PC DIG wash + block buffer set</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Roche</td>
<td>1585762</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Premix 20x SSC Buffer</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Roche</td>
<td>1666681</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Proteinase K 20mg/ml</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Ambion</td>
<td>AM2546</td>
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<td>Diethyl Pyrocorbonate (DEPC) </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>RPI</td>
<td>D43060</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Formamide</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Sigma</td>
<td>F9037</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Dextran Sulfate</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>RPI</td>
<td>D20020</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>BM Purple </td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Roche</td>
<td>11442074001</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Anti-Dig-AP Fab fragments</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Roche</td>
<td>11093274910</td>
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<td>RNase A enzyme 10mg/ml</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Fermentas</td>
<td>EN0531</td>
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<td>RNase Away</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>RPI</td>
<td>7003</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Salmon Sperm DNA 10mg/ml</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Invitrogen</td>
<td>15632-011</td>
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<td>Stericup Filter Unit 0.22&mu;m; 500ml</td>
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<td>Millipore</td>
<td>SCGVU05RE</td>
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<td>Filter Discs 0.2&mu;m; 25mm</td>
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<td>Whatman</td>
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<td>Phosphate buffered saline PH 7.4 packets</td>
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<td>Sigma</td>
<td>P-5368</td>
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<td>Immunohistochemistry:</td>
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<td>Sigma</td>
<td>G9023</td>
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<td>Triton X-100</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Sigma</td>
<td>T8532</td>
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<td>Hoechst Dye</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Polysciences Inc.</td>
<td>9460</td>
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<td>Histology:</td>
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<td>Poly/Bed 812 Embedding Media/DMP-30 Kit </td>
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<td>Polysciences Inc. </td>
<td>08792-1</td>
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<td>Propylene oxide</td>
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<td>Sigma</td>
<td>110205</td>
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<td>Gluteraldehyde Solution 50%</td>
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<td>Fisher</td>
<td>G151</td>
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<td>DPX Mountant</td>
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<td>Fluka</td>
<td>44581</td>
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<td>Rocker</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>MidSci</td>
<td>55D1114</td>
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<td>Heat Block</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>11-715-125D</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Rotator</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Thermo</td>
<td>400110Q</td>
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<td>Incubator set to 60&deg;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>11-690-625D</td>
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<td>Dye tracing:</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Microscissors</td>
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<td>Geuder</td>
<td>G-19775</td>
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<td>Fine Forceps</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>E.M.S</td>
<td>72680-F</td>
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<td>NeuroVue dye: Maroon, Red, Jade</td>
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<td>MTTI</td>
<td>FS-100(1,2,6)</td>
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<td>1X phosphate buffered saline (PBS)</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Sigma</td>
<td>P-5368</td>
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<td>Dissecting scope</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Leica</td>
<td>M205 FA</td>
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<td>Incubator set to 36&deg;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Fisher</td>
<td>11-690-506DQ</td>
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<td>Confocal Microscope</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Leica</td>
<td>LSM 510</td>
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<td>Slides</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Surgipath</td>
<td>00240</td>
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<td>Coverslips</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Surgipath</td>
<td>00106</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>RPI</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Glycerol</td>
<td>G22025-0.5</td>
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<td>Paraformaldehyde (4% and 0.4%)</td>
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combining lipophilic dye, in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and histology

遺伝子調節ネットワークに深くカットする単一の遺伝子の機能を越えて、単一の動物に結合された複数の変異が必要です。 2つ以上の遺伝子のような分析は、細胞および組織発現の変化の詳細な解決のための全体のマウントされている発展途上の臓器またはセクションの両方で、他の遺伝子、またはそれらのタンパク質の免疫組織のin situハイブリダイゼーションで補完する必要があります。複数の遺伝子変異を組み合わせることで、条件付きで遺伝子を削除し、胎生致死を回避するために、CREまたはflipaseを使用する必要があります。必要な繁殖方式は、劇的に努力を強化し、所望の遺伝子改変の全レパートリーを持つ、非常に少数の動物の結果と、変異遺伝子の数に比例するコスト。複数の変異を運んでいるこれらのいくつかの貴重な標本を得るための労力と時間の膨大な量を償却する組織の最適化が必要となる。また、複数のテクニックを持つ単一の動物を調査することで、より簡単発現プロファイルと遺伝子欠失の欠陥を相関させることができます。我々は、与えられた動物のより徹底的な分析を得るために技術を開発している、すべての全体のマウント臓器やセクションの両方で同一の試料から複数の異なる組織学的に認識可能な構造だけでなく、遺伝子と蛋白質発現を分析する能力を。マウスは、この手法の有効性を実証するために利用されているが、それは動物の広い配列に適用することができます。これを行うには、トレース、in situハイブリダイゼーション、免疫組織化学、および組織全体のマウントは、データの最大可能量を抽出するために親油性色素を組み合わせる。

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マウス組織からのデータ収集を最大にするために異なる技術の組み合わせが提示される。

親油性色素を組み合わせることで、その場でハイブリダイゼーション、免疫組織化学、および組織学

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Combining Lipophilic dye, in situ Hybridization, Immunohistochemistry, and Histology

25.8K ビュー.  University of Iowa. マウス組織からのデータ収集を最大にするために異なる技術の組み合わせが提示される。

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Combining Behavioral Endocrinology and Experimental Economics: Testosterone and Social Decision Making

Behavioral endocrinological research in humans as well as in animals suggests that testosterone plays a key role in social interactions. Studies in rodents have shown a direct link between testosterone and aggressive behavior1 and folk wisdom adapts these findings to humans, suggesting that testosterone induces antisocial, egoistic or even aggressive behavior2. However, many researchers doubt a direct testosterone-aggression link in humans, arguing instead that testosterone is primarily involved in status-related behavior3,4. As a high status can also be achieved by aggressive and antisocial means it can be difficult to distinguish between anti-social and status seeking behavior.
We therefore set up an experimental environment, in which status can only be achieved by prosocial means. In a double-blind and placebo-controlled experiment, we administered a single sublingual dose of 0.5 mg of testosterone (with a hydroxypropyl-&beta;-cyclodextrin carrier) to 121 women and investigated their social interaction behavior in an economic bargaining paradigm. Real monetary incentives are at stake in this paradigm; every player A receives a certain amount of money and has to make an offer to another player B on how to share the money. If B accepts, she gets what was offered and player A keeps the rest. If B refuses the offer, nobody gets anything. A status seeking player A is expected to avoid being rejected by behaving in a prosocial way, i.e. by making higher offers.
The results show that if expectations about the hormone are controlled for, testosterone administration leads to a significant increase in fair bargaining offers compared to placebo. The role of expectations is reflected in the fact that subjects who report that they believe to have received testosterone make lower offers than those who say they believe that they were treated with a placebo. These findings suggest that the experimental economics approach is sensitive for detecting neurobiological effects as subtle as those achieved by administration of hormones. Moreover, the findings point towards the importance of both psychosocial as well as neuroendocrine factors in determining the influence of testosterone on human social behavior.

The procedure described in this protocol shows that testosterone administration and folk beliefs about testosterone may be associated with directly opposed social behaviors.

行動内分泌学と実験経済学を組み合わせること：テストステロンと社会的意思決定

Behavioral endocrinological research in humans as well as in animals suggests that testosterone plays a key role in social interactions. Studies in ...

神経科学

Double Fluorescence in situ Hybridization in Fresh Brain Sections

Here we describe a modified version of a double fluorescence in situ hybridization (dFISH) method optimized for detecting two mRNAs of interest in fresh frozen brain sections. Our group has successfully used this approach to study gene co-regulation. More specifically, we have used this dFISH method to explore the anatomical organization, neurochemical properties, and the impact of sensory experience in central sensory circuits, at single cell resolution. This protocol has been validated in brain tissue from mice, rats and songbirds but is expected to be easily adaptable to other vertebrate species, as well as to an array of non-neural tissues. In this film we provide a detailed demonstration of the main steps of this procedure.

Double Fluorescence in situ Hybridization in Fresh Brain Sections

This protocol involves a non-radioactive in-situ hybridization procedure that enables the simultaneous identification of two transcript species, at a single cell resolution, in thin sections of the vertebrate brain.

二重蛍光その場で</em新鮮な脳切片における>ハイブリダイゼーション

Here we describe a modified version of a double fluorescence in situ hybridization (dFISH) method optimized for detecting two mRNAs of interest in fresh ...

Detection of the Genome and Transcripts of a Persistent DNA Virus in Neuronal Tissues by Fluorescent In situ Hybridization Combined with Immunostaining

Single cell codetection of a gene, its RNA product and cellular regulatory proteins is critical to study gene expression regulation. This is a challenge in the field of virology; in particular for nuclear-replicating persistent DNA viruses that involve animal models for their study. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) establishes a life-long latent infection in peripheral neurons. Latent virus serves as reservoir, from which it reactivates and induces a new herpetic episode. The cell biology of HSV-1 latency remains poorly understood, in part due to the lack of methods to detect HSV-1 genomes in situ in animal models. We describe a DNA-fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) approach efficiently detecting low-copy viral genomes within sections of neuronal tissues from infected animal models. The method relies on heat-based antigen unmasking, and directly labeled home-made DNA probes, or commercially available probes. We developed a triple staining approach, combining DNA-FISH with RNA-FISH&#160;and immunofluorescence, using peroxidase based signal amplification to accommodate each staining requirement. A major improvement is the ability to obtain, within 10 &#181;m tissue sections, low-background signals that can be imaged at high resolution by confocal microscopy and wide-field conventional epifluorescence. Additionally, the triple staining worked with a wide range of antibodies directed against cellular and viral proteins. The complete protocol takes 2.5 days to accommodate antibody and probe penetration within the tissue.

Detection of the Genome and Transcripts of a Persistent DNA Virus in Neuronal Tissues by Fluorescent In situ Hybridization Combined with Immunostaining

We established a fluorescent in situ hybridization protocol for the detection of a persistent DNA virus genome within tissue sections of animal models. This protocol enables studying infection process by codetection of the viral genome, its RNA products, and viral or cellular proteins within single cells.

蛍光による神経組織の持続的なDNAウイルスのゲノム転写物の検出その場でハイブリダイゼーションは、免疫染色と組み合わせる

Single cell codetection of a gene, its RNA product and cellular regulatory proteins is critical to study gene expression regulation. This is a challenge ...

Complete Spinal Cord Injury and Brain Dissection Protocol for Subsequent Wholemount In Situ Hybridization in Larval Sea Lamprey

After a complete spinal cord injury, sea lampreys at first are paralyzed below the level of transection. However, they recover locomotion after several weeks, and this is accompanied by short distance regeneration (a few mm) of propriospinal axons and spinal-projecting axons from the brainstem. Among the 36 large identifiable spinal-projecting neurons, some are good regenerators and others are bad regenerators. These neurons can most easily be identified in wholemount CNS preparations. In order to understand the neuron-intrinsic mechanisms that favor or inhibit axon regeneration after injury in the vertebrates CNS, we determine differences in gene expression between the good and bad regenerators, and how expression is influenced by spinal cord transection. This paper illustrates the techniques for housing larval and recently transformed adult sea lampreys in fresh water tanks, producing complete spinal cord transections under microscopic vision, and preparing brain and spinal cord wholemounts for in situ hybridization. Briefly, animals are kept at 16&#160;&#176;C and anesthetized in 1% Benzocaine in lamprey Ringer. The spinal cord is transected with iridectomy scissors via a dorsal approach and the animal is allowed to recover in fresh water tanks at 23 &#176;C. For in situ hybridization, animals are reanesthetized and the brain and cord removed via a dorsal approach.

Complete Spinal Cord Injury and Brain Dissection Protocol for Subsequent Wholemount In Situ Hybridization in Larval Sea Lamprey

Lampreys recover locomotion after a complete spinal cord injury. However, some spinal-projecting neurons are good regenerators and others are not. This paper illustrates the techniques for housing sea lamprey larvae (and recently transformed adults), producing complete spinal cord transections and preparing wholemount brains and spinal cords for in situ hybridization.

その後のホールマウントのための完全な脊髄損傷や脳解剖プロトコル<em&gt;その場で</em&gt;幼虫海ヤツメウナギにおけるハイブリダイゼーション

After a complete spinal cord injury, sea lampreys at first are paralyzed below the level of transection. However, they recover locomotion after several ...

Detection of Axonally Localized mRNAs in Brain Sections Using High-Resolution In Situ Hybridization

mRNAs are frequently localized to vertebrate axons and their local translation is required for axon pathfinding or branching during development and for maintenance, repair or neurodegeneration in postdevelopmental periods. High throughput analyses have recently revealed that axons have a more dynamic and complex transcriptome than previously expected. These analysis, however have been mostly done in cultured neurons where axons can be isolated from the somato-dendritic compartments. It is virtually impossible to achieve such isolation in whole tissues in vivo. Thus, in order to verify the recruitment of mRNAs and their functional relevance in a whole animal, transcriptome analyses should ideally be combined with techniques that allow the visualization of mRNAs in situ. Recently, novel ISH technologies that detect RNAs at a single-molecule level have been developed. This is especially important when analyzing the subcellular localization of mRNA, since localized RNAs are typically found at low levels. Here we describe two protocols for the detection of axonally-localized mRNAs using a novel ultrasensitive RNA ISH technology. We have combined RNAscope ISH with axonal counterstain using fluorescence immunohistochemistry or histological dyes to verify the recruitment of Atf4 mRNA to axons in vivo in the mature mouse and human brains.

Detection of Axonally Localized mRNAs in Brain Sections Using High-Resolution In Situ Hybridization

RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) enables the visualization of RNAs in cells and tissues. Here we show how combination of RNAscope ISH with immunohistochemistry or histological dyes can be successfully used to detect mRNAs localized to axons in sections of mouse and human brains.

高解像度を使用した脳切片における軸索のローカライズされたmRNAの検出<em&gt;その場での</em&gt;ハイブリダイゼーション

mRNAs are frequently localized to vertebrate axons and their local translation is required for axon pathfinding or branching during development and for ...

Rapid In Situ Hybridization using Oligonucleotide Probes on Paraformaldehyde-prefixed Brain of Rats with Serotonin Syndrome

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) toxicity may cause region-specific changes in serotonergic mRNA expression due to acute serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) syndrome. This hypothesis can be tested using in situ hybridization to detect the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor gene htr2a. In the past, such procedures, utilizing radioactive riboprobe, were difficult because of the complicated workflow that needs several days to perform and the added difficulty that the technique required the use of fresh frozen tissues maintained in an RNase-free environment. Recently, the development of short oligonucleotide probes has simplified in situ hybridization procedures and allowed the use of paraformaldehyde-prefixed brain sections, which are more widely available in laboratories. Here, we describe a detailed protocol using non-radioactive oligonucleotide probes on the prefixed brain tissues. Hybridization probes used for this study include dapB (a bacterial gene coding for dihydrodipicolinate reductase), ppiB (a housekeeping gene coding for peptidylprolyl isomerase B), and htr2a (a serotonin gene coding for 5-HT2A receptors). This method is relatively simply, cheap, reproducible and requires less than two days to complete.

Rapid In Situ Hybridization using Oligonucleotide Probes on Paraformaldehyde-prefixed Brain of Rats with Serotonin Syndrome

This protocol describes a rapid and simplified in situ hybridization method ideal forparaformaldehyde-prefixed brain, thus reducing the need for prolonged complex steps while using fresh frozen tissues. The method is validated using the identification of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor gene htr2a in rats.

ラピッド<em&gt;その場で</emセロトニン症候群のラットのパラホルムアルデヒド接頭辞脳にオリゴヌクレオチドプローブを使用して&gt;ハイブリダイゼーション

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; ecstasy) toxicity may cause region-specific changes in serotonergic mRNA expression due to acute serotonin ...

Combining Double Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Immunolabelling for Detection of the Expression of Three Genes in Mouse Brain Sections

Detection of gene expression in different types of brain cells e.g., neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, oligodendrocyte precursors and microglia, can be hampered by the lack of specific primary or secondary antibodies for immunostaining. Here we describe a protocol to detect the expression of three different genes in the same brain section using double fluorescence in situ hybridization with two gene-specific probes followed by immunostaining with an antibody of high specificity directed against the protein encoded by a third gene. The Aspartoacyclase (ASPA) gene, mutations of which can lead to a rare human white matter disease - Canavan disease - is thought to be expressed in oligodendrocytes and microglia but not in astrocytes and neurons. However, the precise expression pattern of ASPA in the brain has yet to be established. This protocol has allowed us to determine that ASPA is expressed in a subset of mature oligodendrocytes and it can be generally applied to a wide range of gene expression pattern studies.

Combining Double Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Immunolabelling for Detection of the Expression of Three Genes in Mouse Brain Sections

Localizing gene expression to specific cell types can be challenging due to the lack of specific antibodies. Here we describe a protocol for simultaneous triple detection of gene expression by combining double fluorescence RNA in situ hybridization with immunostaining.

ダブル蛍光を組み合わせます<em&gt;その場で</em&gt;マウス脳切片の3遺伝子の発現を検出するための免疫標識とのハイブリダイゼーション

Detection of gene expression in different types of brain cells e.g., neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, oligodendrocyte precursors and microglia, can ...

Mass Histology to Quantify Neurodegeneration in Drosophila

Progressive neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer&#39;s disease (AD) or Parkinson&#39;s disease (PD) are an increasing threat to human health worldwide. Although mammalian models have provided important insights into the underlying mechanisms of pathogenicity, the complexity of mammalian systems together with their high costs are limiting their use. Therefore, the simple but well-established Drosophila model-system&#160;provides an alternative for investigating the molecular pathways that are affected in these diseases. Besides behavioral deficits, neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by histological phenotypes such as neuronal death and axonopathy. To quantify neuronal degeneration and to determine how it is affected by genetic and environmental factors, we use a histological approach that is based on measuring the vacuoles in adult fly brains. To minimize the effects of systematic error and to directly compare sections from control and experimental flies in one preparation, we use the &#39;collar&#39; method for paraffin sections. Neurodegeneration is then assessed by measuring the size and/or number of vacuoles that have developed in the fly brain. This can either be done by focusing on a specific region of interest or by analyzing the entire brain by obtaining serial sections that span the complete head. Therefore, this method allows one to measure not only severe degeneration but also relatively mild phenotypes that are only detectable in a few sections, as occurs during normal aging.

Mass Histology to Quantify Neurodegeneration in Drosophila

Drosophila is widely used as a model system to study neurodegeneration. This protocol describes a method by which degeneration, as determined by vacuole formation in the brain, can be quantified. It also minimizes effects due to the experimental procedure by processing and sectioning control and experimental flies as one sample.

に神経変性を定量化するために、マス組織学<em&gt;ショウジョウバエ</em

Progressive neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer&#39;s disease (AD) or Parkinson&#39;s disease (PD) are an increasing threat to human health ...

Localization of Odorant Receptor Genes in Locust Antennae by RNA In Situ Hybridization

Insects have evolved sophisticated olfactory reception systems to sense exogenous chemical signals. These chemical signals are transduced by Olfactory Receptor Neurons (ORNs) housed in hair-like structures, called chemosensilla, of the antennae. On the ORNs&#39; membranes, Odorant Receptors (ORs) are believed to be involved in odor coding. Thus, being able to identify genes localized to the ORNs is necessary to recognize OR genes, and provides a fundamental basis for further functional in situ studies. The RNA expression levels of specific ORs in insect antennae are very low, and preserving insect tissue for histology is challenging. Thus, it is difficult to localize an OR to a specific type of sensilla using RNA in situ hybridization. In this paper, a detailed and highly effective RNA in situ hybridization protocol particularly for lowly expressed OR genes of insects, is introduced. In addition, a specific OR gene was identified by conducting double-color fluorescent in situ hybridization experiments using a co-expressing receptor gene, Orco, as a marker.

Localization of Odorant Receptor Genes in Locust Antennae by RNA In Situ Hybridization

This paper describes a detailed and highly effective RNA in situ hybridization protocol particularly for low-level expressed Odorant Receptor (OR) genes, as well as other genes, in insect antennae using digoxigenin (DIG)-labeled or biotin-labeled probes.

Locust AntennaeにおけるRNAによる嗅覚受容体遺伝子の局在<em&gt;現場で</em&gt;ハイブリダイゼーション

Insects have evolved sophisticated olfactory reception systems to sense exogenous chemical signals. These chemical signals are transduced by Olfactory ...

Combining Multiplex Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Fluorescent Immunohistochemistry on Fresh Frozen or Fixed Mouse Brain Sections

Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) is a molecular technique that identifies the presence and spatial distribution of specific RNA transcripts within cells. Neurochemical phenotyping of functionally identified neurons usually requires concurrent labelling with multiple antibodies (targeting protein) using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and optimization of in situ hybridization (targeting RNA), in tandem. A &#34;neurochemical signature&#34; to characterize particular neurons may be achieved however complicating factors include the need to verify FISH and IHC targets before combining the methods, and the limited number of RNAs and proteins that may be targeted simultaneously within the same tissue section.
Here we describe a protocol, using both fresh frozen and fixed mouse brain preparations, which detects multiple mRNAs and proteins in the same brain section using RNAscope FISH followed by fluorescence immunostaining, respectively. We use the combined method to describe the expression pattern of low abundance mRNAs (e.g., galanin receptor 1) and high abundance mRNAs (e.g., glycine transporter 2), in immunohistochemically identified brainstem nuclei.
Key considerations for protein labelling downstream of the FISH assay extend beyond tissue preparation and optimization of FISH probe labelling. For example, we found that antibody binding and labelling specificity can be detrimentally affected by the protease step within the FISH probe assay. Proteases catalyze hydrolytic cleavage of peptide bonds, facilitating FISH probe entry into cells, however they may also digest the protein targeted by the subsequent IHC assay, producing off target binding. The subcellular location of the targeted protein is another factor contributing to IHC success following FISH probe assay. We observed IHC specificity to be retained when the targeted protein is membrane bound, whereas IHC targeting cytoplasmic protein required extensive troubleshooting. Finally, we found handling of slide-mounted fixed frozen tissue more challenging than fresh frozen tissue, however IHC quality was overall better with fixed frozen tissue, when combined with RNAscope.

Combining Multiplex Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Fluorescent Immunohistochemistry on Fresh Frozen or Fixed Mouse Brain Sections

This protocol describes a method for combining fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and fluorescence immunohistochemistry (IHC) in both fresh frozen and fixed mouse brain sections, with the goal of achieving multilabel FISH and fluorescence IHC signal. IHC targeted cytoplasmic and membrane attached proteins.

マルチプレックス蛍光 In Situ ハイブリダイゼーションと蛍光免疫組織化学の融合による新鮮、凍結、または固定マウスの脳切片の結合(英語)

Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) is a molecular technique that identifies the presence and spatial distribution of specific RNA transcripts within ...